James Bearse (1692 - 1758)

Born 3 Oct 1692 in Barnstable, Massachusetts

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Died 11 Oct 1758 at age 66 in Barnstable, Massachusetts

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Biography

James Bearse, son of Joseph Bearse and Martha Taylor, was born Barnstable 3 October 1699. ^[1] He married March 19, 1719/20, Mary Fuller, and second Thankful Linnell in 1726. With Mary Fuller, he had the following child b. in Barnstable:

1. Jabez, 20th Feb., 1720-1. married Nov. 26, 1747, Elizabeth Hallet, and second, March 26, 1761, Hannah Bearse.

With Thankful Linnell, he had the following children b.in Barnstable:

1. James, 3d Feb., 1728-9, died Sept. 29, 1729.
2. Lemuel, 3d May, 1731, married Patience Phinney, April 30, 1761.
3. Thankful, 1st Aug., 1736, married Lemuel Lumbert, Sept. 20, 1753.

James married Thankful Linnel on 6 January 1726 in Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.^[2] He died between 30 September and 7 November 1758, aged 66.

In his will dated 13th Sept., 1758 and proved 7 November 1758, he names his wife Thankful, his Indian maid servant Thankful Pees, son Jabez to have the estate where he now lives that was Augustine Bearse's, and one-half of the cedar swamp near his house; to his daughter Thankful Lumbert, £20 lawful money, and one-fourth of his in-door moveables ; and to Lemuel all the rest of his estate. James's will 30 September 1758 in Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.^[3]

James was mentioned on a memorial in Centerville Ancient Cemetery, Centerville, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States with a death date of 11 October 1758.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ MacGunnigle, Bruce Campbell. Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Volume 4, Third Edition, Family of Edward Fuller, Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2006 pg 65
2. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
   Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #46575650 (accessed 20 February 2024)
   James Barse marriage to Thankful Linnel on 6 Jan 1726 in Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.
3. ↑ Will: "Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991"
   Probate Records, 1686-1894; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Barnstable County); Probate Place: Barnstable, Massachusetts
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9069 #516868 (accessed 20 February 2024)
   Will of James Bearse of Barnstable, Massachusetts, granted probate on 30 Sep 1758.
4. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #10164824 (accessed 20 February 2024)
   Memorial page for James Bearse (3 Oct 1692-11 Oct 1758), citing Centerville Ancient Cemetery, Centerville, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Miss Understood (contributor 47010360).

• The Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families, Volume 1, by Amos Otis, pages 55

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